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Empire Mica-Part 2

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It is 105 ft to the bottom and 75 ft to the wreck. In a short time he was back up and he said
that the water for the first 40 or 50 ft was murky, which was why the anchor disappeared from
sight so soon but it was pretty good on the wreck. He also said there was a fairly strong
current on the wreck. We were in the Gulf Stream and it was a flowing body of water, so that was
expected. The currents can vary quite a bit from dive to dive on the same site though.
Dan and Arnie jumped in and headed down and then Bob and I entered the water. We adjusted our
mask and regulator. We had our itty bitty spear guns in our right hand, our dump hose for the BC
in the left, nodded we were ready and dumped the air. Down we went, at a controlled speed but
steadly. I flipped over so I was headed down and I could see the bubbles of my friends rising
out of the blackness.
It was within 10 ft that the visibility started getting bad. I was wondering what the heck it
could be. Soon it was hard to see Bob, who was a couple feet from me. I felt a stinging all over
my body. Not bad but like little needles and electric shocks. It didn
 
Was this one your first wreck dive??? I still remember my first... not as deep as yours that you are telling here, but still a very awe-inspiring dive.
I am working on one of my wreck dive tales as well. Give me a day or so.
Do not want to overload the forum on dive tales. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
all the best
M
 
I think it was my first real wreck dive in the ocean. I had dove on wrecks in the Great lakes but that is different. Not much in the way of life compared to the ocean dives.
The wrecks in the lakes are generally in much better condition too. I have dove on wrecks that are from the turn of the century that were pretty much intact. They just don't have the deterioration from the worms and such. There are wooden ships out there that are in pristine condition. Heck, in Tobermory there are wooden sailing ships with the masts standing and dead-eyes still hanging on the rails.
This was an extremely exciting dive for me because it involved all the elements, big fish, current, poor visibility, depth and danger. I just loved it.
 
one uf these days u gonnah ride moby dick out from them depths! <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
I have always been told that those Moray eels have teeth and can kill you with one bite! A long time ago, I saw a movie where a Moray eel was biting and killing people.
Did you ever take any photos on any of your dives?
Say, do the really big fish leave you alone if you do not bother them? I assume that you take the spear gun for protection?
This is a fascinating story, will there be another part to it? Thanks for sharing, and please have a great day! Kelley (Texas) <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
 
1, then this one. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> Very interesting!
 
When I read them it's like bein' there and therefore I won't have to DO it! <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
Thanks for takin' the time to post! <><
Arkie John
 
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